Trying To Learn Norwegian By Listening To Black Metal

[Dino Velvet]

Is this possible?

Dimmu Borgir - Sorgens Kammer Del.2 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gt7YWwOmRo)


Lyrics

Minnenes ekko stiller timen
Kneblet i tungsinnets lenker faller jeg ifra
Ikke lenger vil jeg være boltet fast i vemodighetens anker
Men endelig få lengselen slukket - Etter å dra

Drakk jeg for meget av livhåpets krus
Tok jeg gledens forfengelighet for gitt
For min strid mot tomhetens smerte - Denne dødsangstens rus
Er det eneste ene igjen - Som er mitt

I min ensomhet vet jeg likevel
At jeg ikke har noen andre å takke enn meg selv
Derfor er jeg rolig når
Repet strammes rundt min nakke

I min ensomhet vet jeg likevel
At jeg ikke har noen andre å takke enn meg selv
Derfor er jeg rolig når
Repet strammes rundt min nakke

Stumme vitner kan ei gi trøst
Menigmann i gravkorets forsamling vil aldri fatte
Det landet av fortapelse
Jeg egenhendig skapte

Denne intense dragning mot dødens portaler
En vandrende studie i gråtkvalt messe-noir
Behersket siden tidenes morgen
Men noe jeg aldri lot slippe taket - Var sorgen

I min ensomhet vet jeg likevel
At jeg ikke har noen andre å takke enn meg selv
Derfor er jeg rolig når
Repet strammes rundt min nakke

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English lyrics
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The echoes of the memories silences the hour
Gagged in the heavy mind's chains i fall away
No longer I wan't to be bolted stuck to the anchor of sadness
But finally get the longing 'put out' - After leaving

Drank I too much of the cup of (life)hope
Took I the joy of vanity for granted
Beacause my battle against the emptyness' pain - This death anxietys intoxication
Is the only thing left - That is mine

In my lonelyness I know anyway
That I have no other to thank but myself
That's why I'm calm when
The rope is tightened around my neck

Mute witnesses can not give comfort
The common man in the funerals choir gathering will never see
The land of the lost
I with my own hands created

This intense drag towards death's portals
A walking studie in choked weeped service (as in church)
Ruled since the dawn of time
But something I never let go of - Was the sorrow

In my lonelyness I know anyway
That I have no other to thank but myself
That's why I'm calm when
The rope is tightened around my neck

[LordRectum1]

Yes, it will work, I learned a little German by watching Seseme Straße in German.

[Steve-Oh]

Hmm.
I'll be damned.
He's the guy who does the voice of Zorak!
Zorak - Zorak's Blues - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLtR3vnvX-A)

[irvin66]

Hm...... You can try, but I think it may be as hard as Dimmu Borgir. Rock on mate! :rock2:rock2:rock2
(Du kan jo prøve, men jeg tror det kan bli like hardt som Dimmu Borgir.)

[Dino Velvet]

Here's another language lesson.:rock2

BURZUM - Jesu Død (video) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c-ArtilaV4)


Norwegian Lyircs:

En skikkelse lå der på bakken
så vond at de blomster rundt visnet
en dyster sjel lå der på bakken
så kald at alt vann ble til is
En skygge da falt over skogen

da skikkelsens sjel visnet bort
for skikkelsens sjel var en skygge
en skygge av vondskapens makt

English Lyrics:

A figure laid on the ground
So malicious, that the flowers around him withered
A dark soul laid on the ground
So cold, that all water changed into ice
A shadow fell over the woods
As the figure's soul withered towards it
Because the figure's soul was a shadow
A shadow of the forces of evil

[Femboyurge]

If you are a Swede, Norwegian is simple. The difference isn't much greater than between British and American English.

[speedking59]

not trying to be a snob or purist, but i've never thought of Dimmu Borgir as black metal

[Quinn]

Sort of like trying to learn Brazilian Portuguese by watching shemale porn.

-Quinn

[Dino Velvet]

Sort of like trying to learn Brazilian Portuguese by watching shemale porn.

-Quinn

Through on some Soulfly in the background too.

Soulfly - Brasil - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx3DUmYPuNs)

[irvin66]

If you are a Swede, Norwegian is simple. The difference isn't much greater than between British and American English.

There are you correct, but it is easier for a Norwegian to read Danish than Swedish. :geek:

[Jericho]

The difference isn't much greater than between British and American English.

So, it's pretty tough then? :hide-1:

[Dino Velvet]

So, it's pretty tough then? :hide-1:

Damn near impossible.

[Jericho]

Damn near impossible.

Wot? :whistle:

[Dino Velvet]

Wot? :whistle:

Eh????:party:

[up_for_it]

Is this possible?

Dimmu Borgir - Sorgens Kammer Del.2 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gt7YWwOmRo)

You should check out Until the Light Takes Us documentary if you haven't already. Pretty good.

[Dino Velvet]

You should check out Until the Light Takes Us documentary if you haven't already. Pretty good.

Got that right when it got released.

Until The Light Takes Us (Official Trailer) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr_RaCM-1ug)

[Femboyurge]

So, it's pretty tough then? :hide-1:

:lol:

Compare these sentences, first in English and then in the different North Germanic/Scandinavian languages. It's from Wiki. I just re-arranged it, so that Danish is before Norwegian instead of Icelandic:

English: It was a moist, grey summer day in late June.
Icelandic: Það var rakur, grár sumardagur í lok júní.
Faroese: Tað var ein rakur/fuktigur, gráur summardagur síst í juni.
Danish: Det var en fugtig, grå sommerdag i slutningen af juni.
Norwegian (Bokmål): Det var en fuktig, grå sommerdag i slutten av juni.
Norwegian (Nynorsk): Det var ein fuktig, grå sumardag/sommardag i slutten/enden av juni.
Swedish: Det var en fuktig, grå sommardag i slutet av juni.

Ironically Bokmål is more similar to written Swedish, while Nynorsk is more similar to Swedish in pronunciation and vocabulary. Bokmål is based on the Norwegian used by the authorities, the church etc. while Nynorsk is based on rural dialects. Most Norwegians speak Bokmål.

[Femboyurge]

Sort of like trying to learn Brazilian Portuguese by watching shemale porn.

-Quinn

Yup. Shemale porn is great for learning Brazilian Portuguese. I have learned this only from watching Brazilian porn:

Abrir a boca=Open the mouth
comer=eat
leche=milk, sperm
gostoso=delicious, lovely
belissima=beautiful
Jesus=Jesus, gosh
culo=ass
beijo negro=rimjob (literally: "black kiss")

Culo is great, since it's exactly the same in all Romance languages except for French (cul) and Romanian (cur). 8-)

[Femboyurge]

EDIT: Beijo negro was wrong. It should be beso negro, and that's Spanish, not Portuguese. The confusion is due to Brazilian shemales in Spain advertising that they perform it. :salad

[irvin66]

EDIT: Beijo negro was wrong. It should be beso negro, and that's Spanish, not Portuguese. The confusion is due to Brazilian shemales in Spain advertising that they perform it. :salad

Is normal Portuguese the same as what they are talking / writing in Brazil? :geek:

[irvin66]

A little supplementary information: From about 1537 to 1814, Denmark and Norway is often used to refer to the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, including the Norwegian colonies Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, which were united in a union from 1380 to 1536 treaty since 1450, and then in a real union any rate from 1660 to 1814. And when was the most common spelling Danish.
The Union between Sweden and Norway was an association between the two kingdoms of Norway and Sweden from 1814 to 1905. The two countries passed as separate, independent states, but in personal union with a common monarch. :geek:

[irvin66]

http://youtu.be/-urMchpJgbM

[irvin66]

http://youtu.be/jbfRSa92dQ4

[irvin66]

http://youtu.be/rjVlbjD-bnU :rock2

[Femboyurge]

Is normal Portuguese the same as what they are talking / writing in Brazil? :geek:

It's a bit different. I don't speak Portuguese myself, but I think that the comparison with British vs. American English could be applied here as well.

[Dino Velvet]

http://youtu.be/-urMchpJgbM


http://youtu.be/jbfRSa92dQ4


http://youtu.be/rjVlbjD-bnU :rock2

Good stuff, buddy. I gotta check Fjordfader out.

[yosi]

:lol:

Compare these sentences, first in English and then in the different North Germanic/Scandinavian languages. It's from Wiki. I just re-arranged it, so that Danish is before Norwegian instead of Icelandic:

English: It was a moist, grey summer day in late June.
Icelandic: Það var rakur, grár sumardagur í lok júní.
Faroese: Tað var ein rakur/fuktigur, gráur summardagur síst í juni.
Danish: Det var en fugtig, grå sommerdag i slutningen af juni.
Norwegian (Bokmål): Det var en fuktig, grå sommerdag i slutten av juni.
Norwegian (Nynorsk): Det var ein fuktig, grå sumardag/sommardag i slutten/enden av juni.
Swedish: Det var en fuktig, grå sommardag i slutet av juni.

Ironically Bokmål is more similar to written Swedish, while Nynorsk is more similar to Swedish in pronunciation and vocabulary. Bokmål is based on the Norwegian used by the authorities, the church etc. while Nynorsk is based on rural dialects. Most Norwegians speak Bokmål.

Danish ( Copenhagen dialect ) sounds like they have hot potatoes under their tongues ( making it almost impossible to understand )
most Swedish sounds like they are almost out of breath.
Norwegian have so many dialects , that it's quite hard for poeple from one part of Norway to understand poeple from another part.

you will need new set of theeth after you learn Norwegian :)

example? look at a city name in Norway : Aalesund - the aa is pronounced more like o than a , but not exacly o..........

good luck , best regards to your dentist :banana:

[Femboyurge]

That "out of breath" thing is due to the Swedish grave accent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_phonology#Stress_and_pitch). ;)

[irvin66]

Danish ( Copenhagen dialect ) sounds like they have hot potatoes under their tongues ( making it almost impossible to understand )
most Swedish sounds like they are almost out of breath.
Norwegian have so many dialects , that it's quite hard for poeple from one part of Norway to understand poeple from another part.

you will need new set of theeth after you learn Norwegian :)

example? look at a city name in Norway : Aalesund - the aa is pronounced more like o than a , but not exacly o..........

good luck , best regards to your dentist :banana:
Aalesund = Ålesund...;)

[irvin66]

http://youtu.be/ZdO3qheFrxs :rock2

[irvin66]

http://youtu.be/wMBWl-gSIJ4 :rock2

Like this was the old language in Norway, it was called Old Norse...:trolls

[Dino Velvet]

That "out of breath" thing is due to the Swedish grave accent (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_phonology#Stress_and_pitch). ;)

Grave - Liberation - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQVzslFObBE)

[theone1982]

Hey Dino, have you heard Burzum's new album? It is amazing.

[Dino Velvet]

Hey Dino, have you heard Burzum's new album? It is amazing.

I like it and recommended it to the one Norwegian in this thread.

Burzum - Æra (Honour) (Umskiptar) - 2012 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n3Ygvt3p40)

[theone1982]

I like it and recommended it to the one Norwegian in this thread.

It has a really eerie feeling to it, almost like the old count was possessed lol

[Dino Velvet]

It has a really eerie feeling to it, almost like the old count was possessed lol

Swedish but this works...

MARDUK - Dracul Va Domni Din Nou In Transilvania - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wynauEhKKc)

[theone1982]

Swedish but this works...

MARDUK - Dracul Va Domni Din Nou In Transilvania - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wynauEhKKc)

Sweet! Marduk's latest album is pretty freakin' awesome too!

[Dino Velvet]

Sweet! Marduk's latest album is pretty freakin' awesome too!

I like it too.

MARDUK - Souls For Belial (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUWOqr_AJvI)

[Femboyurge]

But why don't learn Icelandic, when you are really at it? That's a cool language for sure. They speak about the same way "we" spoke in Scandinavia 1000 years ago.

That's what I call viking-like. ;)

[Dino Velvet]

But why don't learn Icelandic, when you are really at it? That's a cool language for sure. They speak about the same way "we" spoke in Scandinavia 1000 years ago.

That's what I call viking-like. ;)

Bjork Fight - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsyTyTiOMlo)

Julian Assange Dancing at "Glaumbar" in Reykjavik - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNqd4hW98sQ)